Quoted from mrclean:

I'm ALIE-IN!! On the LV! placed my pre-order with CoinTaker...
I absolutely LOVE the new artwork on the LV done by pinsider Aurich , it's beautiful and can't wait to see better high res pics.
In photoshop real quick a tried making the armor darker / black makes a huge difference and makes the art POP / look that much better. The armor should be black especially because it has a "custom cut xeno" head where the flipper buttons are. I also brightened the "backbox" art area & Inner Side Blades to make them look "Lit". I also swapped out the beacon render for the original beacon lights. I really hope they don't make an Alien [XV] and that the Alien LV is the top tier.. It is what it is, but I'm ALIE-IN on the LV!!
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Quoted from s000m:

Is it confirmed an SV can purchase those items?
I spoke to my distributor and he's heard nothing on those options.

Quoted from Freakyguy666:

Thanks for the images. As a potential LV customer, posts like yours help us determine the best course of action by seeing what is possible in a HW Alien refurb versus paying ~$11,000 for a new LV.
The missing features and changes to the aesthetics are a big negative to this buyer.
More posts like yours on this thread are a great help to those trying to make the same decisions.
Please post more especially if you could include links to a video of how your playfield monitor is working.
Anyone who thinks the elimination of the PF monitor is insignificant doesn’t understand how helpful it is as it allows you to focus on the action instead of having to look up at the back box to get information. Hugely helpful to maintain flow!
Plus it just looks so rad!

Quoted from Freakyguy666:

If you’re sensitive to “clutter” you should stay off pinside.
Meanwhile for those who actually care about the differences, having them on this thread is ultra helpful & convenient.
More posts please!

Quoted from cleland:

Here's a real post for real owners, since mine is inbound. I know the screws and such are metric, but what about the leg bolts?
Are they standard threaded leg bolts? I only ask because I want to use the black ones I have on hand from Pinball Life.
Thanks!

Quoted from delt31:

No one cares. We get it - you’re jealous. That’s fine but keep it to the OG thread.
Seriously it’s embarrassing how some just can’t let it go. There are more aliens available period which is a good thing.
If you’re not an owner or have interest in this game or something helpful to say don’t post. Pretty simple.

Quoted from kciaccio:

What happens if they downplayed the XV thing to make sure LV sales are decent, that they actually will come out with one after the LV with playfield screen and bigger back box screen..

Quoted from brado426:I have that, but if I hit a flipper button, it *always* releases for me. This is an extremely rare occurrence on mine also. We were suspecting some type of interference, but due to the extremely intermittent nature of it, it is really hard to tell if the problem is fixed after making a change. I've repositioned the black RJ45 and it seemed to make it less likely to happen. The weird thing is that on mine, it never prevents the game from continuing because you can always hit the flipper to make it eject. Are you on 2.2D or later? I'm not sure why it wouldn't release with a flipper button on yours.

Quoted from Dee-Bow:

He IS the customer suppport. There would most certainly be NO new alien without him. What have you contributed to the cause again?

Quoted from BeeGeeMtl:

I realize the Pinball Brothers did a lot of things wrong with their LV announcement (not even a picture of the ACTUAL game?? sigh) but did they at least announce a SHIPPING date/quarter for the LVs? I assume it would be Q1 or Q2 2022 at this point? Any ideas?

Quoted from Averell:

Beacons at HW-ALIEN are activated:
• Attract Mode (after 1 game is played - remaining software bug) and if setting "Amode Beacon" (ON)
• Sentry Guns
• Queens Nest
• All Out War

Quoted from zacaj:

Speaking of whether PB will make another game... https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/2021/09/28/queen-pop-up-store/

Quoted from Dee-Bow:

Well, if they used a computer designed pic for the LV reveal they're surely not above using one in that add. Interesting though! I'd say that almost confirms it. *edit that looks like an actual photo! How could they show this BEFORE alien LV.

Quoted from Dee-Bow:

It clearly says pinball brothers under the color display monitor. They own it and would definitely have a say when it would be revealed

Quoted from Dee-Bow:

Huh? Who owns the license to make queen pinball machines? Oh yeah, pinball brothers.

Quoted from Dee-Bow:

Whats the word for when you have the rights to use the assets? Oh yeah, a LICENSE.

clearly not you
Shhhh , i'm getting a headache

Quoted from Royale-W-Cheese:

HAHA......I bet we know someone in London who can go take pictures for us...
Wanna make a POST? part time detective needed for 2 hours in London...

Quoted from Aurich:

I have zero comment on Queen. But I'll tell you this: it would be nice if you could just have this mythical LICENSE and then do whatever you wanted with it.
It doesn't work that way.
I think at least in this particular instance that we can assume I know more about the topic, when it comes to pinball, than a lot of people.

Quoted from c818919taylor:

Did anyone receive other information after paying (Cointaker) about shipping?
All that was found was 7-10 days before its on the water…

Quoted from driph:

Has anyone that's in the $1 interest list club been notified about preordering yet, or should we start reaching out to Cointaker directly?

Quoted from Baggerman:

better stock up on rubbers for that post to right of target by xeno.. i see you replacing that one alot. Image 4.

Quoted from Baggerman:

the one i mention... does the rubber chart state it is a rubber sleeve here? you have number listing of ones failing on your pin?

Quoted from GorillaBiscuits:

I put my deposit down Jan 1 and paid the full balance a couple days ago. Excited to finally have this in my basement! How long does it take once the container hits the water? Guessing a month or so?

Quoted from c818919taylor:

At some point is there a tracking number?

Quoted from RussG:

Are we all talking about Q2 SV units?

Quoted from Utesichiban:

When is Pinball Bros going to release actual pictures and/or video of the LV and what they've included? I received my invoice from Cointaker yesterday but I'm afraid Im not ready to commit until I see LV specifics and get more information on when these are being made, etc.

Quoted from Utesichiban:

Not good enough. I'm perfectly okay with waiting. My guess is I can still get an LV two months from now if they are making 1000 and I still want one.
I'm leaning more SV right now anyway given how few details they've provided around the LV.

Quoted from Audioenslaved:

Contemplating one of these. What do those who own them think? I’d have to let go a fantastic game to fit it into the collection though

Quoted from Yelobird:

Ok I'm being lazy.... Without reading thousands of posts can you just up the power on the flippers to give them a bit more Umphhh. Just setup the game yesturday and all was perfect except the flippers seemed limp. If you can bump the power can someone share their magic number please. Game is really fun though as was the original I had for a bit. And a big thumbs up to PB for a Really nice sound system in this game!

Quoted from Dee-Bow:

Does the code still register it when the zeno misses the ball?

Quoted from Dee-Bow:

Well, i assume after the 10th time it gets repetitive (like sparky mb on MET) and slows down the flow of game. can you tap both flippers to cancel the feature or have to watch it every time?

Quoted from DreamTR:

Just noticed this thread:
Cato has excellent customer service and is helping me get a care package but I can tell you, this game has been nothing but a nightmare:
Keep in mind my game is on location.
Obviously we have the screen not turning on issue sometimes and you have to leave the game off for 20 seconds and reboot.
Some mystery sound crackling issue once every 50 or so times you turn the game on. Turn off, reboot, fixes itself.
Randomly during multiplayer (4 player games during tournaments or randomly every 50 or so games) game will not shoot ball out of the shooter lane and you have to restart the game. Real fun for tournaments)
Multiple targets don't register correctly
Left slingshot bracket broken in game multiple times where it is locked on all the way to the right
Upper left post coil bad. Caused 250v line to blow. Took us a bit to track this down. Reading 0.2 ohms. Coils 1-12 would be out in the main computer from middle fuse.
Game SHIPPED with 5amp min fuses. Game says they need to be 8amp mini fuses. 8amp minis are not easily found here. Was told by Cato that PB screwed up and they are supposed to be 10a so they SHIPPED all this with incorrect values and this was verified by him.
Game was blowing fuse and unplayable because of this mystery. We had to modify the middle fuse to a BIGGER 10a fuse to make it play correctly.
Magnet for Xenomorph tongue fell off (one side) onto the playfield (part of the magnet broke off but still works)
All of this happened BEFORE 100 plays but after 50 plays (per previous owner this had 50 plays on it WITH the CPU being replaced somewhere in the middle of the 50 plays)
The question is not "if" it is "when" you will have these issues and have to tinker.
One guy was saying how great this is on location yet he has to be in the cabinet every other day. Not sure how a brand new pin requiring that is "great" for location when the realization is any "warranty" does not cover having to have time/techs deal with all this.
Inexcusable in my opinion and i have had the notable location break down pins (Lebowski, Rick and Morty, TNA, and Pirates JJP)

Quoted from PappyBoyington:

I put a TINY bit of Super Lube Synthetic grease on my rails. No more noise and it's very easy to slide. Just a tiny bit in one spot and it evenly distributed on it's own. Don't put too much grease on or you will have issues with your playfield slipping back down from it's standing position.
One thing I don't like is having the alien tongue sticking back behind the backboard. When you put the playfield back in position you have to remember to push the tongue back by hand. Pushing the playfield back and banging the tongue on the back of the cabinet makes me nervous that I'm going to bend it.

Quoted from Happy81724:

I am getting an alien Se soon. Buying it from a friend and it has a build date of 4/12/21. He has had minor issues like the xenomorph doesn’t always grab the ball but nothing major. He also doesn’t play it much. I seen they have upgraded parts. Are they covered under warranty and what should all be looking out for?

Quoted from Happy81724:

Ok, thanks I’ll reach out to Cato. It seems like people are having issues but it’s always hard to tell if that a lot or just a few. With it being most likely a very early build I was a little nervous

Quoted from Happy81724:

Where do you download the updated code? Can someone please share a link I can’t find it

Quoted from DreamTR:

Happens on mine too. On location. It's obnoxious how often this happens.
Honestly I think that when people make posts about these games they see working at a show for a day or so and it "works fine" and they think a purchase can be made they really don't think about the rigorous testing involved that needs to happen to know this for sure.
People complain about Stern stuff but it never has shit like this happening.

Quoted from Mageek:

You mean like this https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pinball-brothers-alien-remake-owners-club/page/47#post-6478204

Quoted from Baggerman:

Are we only seeing the vocal few here with issues with PB Alien? Are there fully functioning working machines in the wild? Love to hear a positive experience to give hope to those waiting for their dream pin.

Quoted from DreamTR:

I run numerous Sterns, JJP, Spooky, and even Dutch machines along with all the other stuff I have.
The arcade I own is the largest in the South. Probably 3rd or 4th largest in the country and we put these through the ringer in tournaments as well.
I can tell you Stern games bang for the buck are better at holding up. Is their customer service great? No. Spooky and PB have way better service but just because you have great customer service does not mean your games hold up.
To say it is "my fault and I should know better" is asinine. People don't put a lot of plays on these in their house, so of course they aren't going to have issues.
I am not some random person regardless of thread after thread of game issues with some of these. People complain about coil stops and dimples on the pf when Spooky has opto madness in TNA on a daily basis even to this day in some places and fuse after fuse after fuse holder after wiring after coil after wtf else on Rick and Morty.
Not even going to get into how Pirates of the Carribean was by JJP and that game isn't made for a reason but you know, people still believe JJP for why it is not made when they knew 100% that game was a nightmare for everyone and is a house of cards.

Quoted from mrclean:

This doesn't bode well for me since I have a Halloween on order, and it's my first Spooky.

Quoted from zacaj:

I know of games just delivered in the past week that are having issues out of the box and need replacement parts. Cato is providing them, sure, but it's not just 'early adopters'. The biggest issues on this game still have no 100% solutions either (games crashing and locking up, xeno not grabbing ball reliably, etc). You can't just shut down discussion because there's no solution to something yet...

Quoted from Chalkey:

So do we have people with a confirmed working game that doesn't need restarted every now and again and is doing what is supposed to do for long periods of time? I was under the impression we did but I dont see a whole bunch speaking up.

Quoted from Royale-W-Cheese:

Anyone watch the tv show called , movies that made us ???
I watched Alien's one last night...very interesting....let me know your thoughts after watching. I found 3 nuggets that I had no idea about.
A few others you might like.
Halloween
Back to the future
Ghostbusters
Die hard
Jurassic park
and finally Coming to America was good. The original title will make you laugh.
https://www.netflix.com/watch/81253985?trackId=14277283&tctx=-97%2C-97%2C%2C%2C%2C

Quoted from Dee-Bow:

They haven't even shown a working LV in any video or pictures and you're wondering when they ship?!

Quoted from RussG:

Send a link or picture what you are talking about please. Thanks!

Quoted from s000m:

Hi all,
So I have been pretty much in the same camp as brado426 and we have exchanged DM's a few times on simular issues.
To help anyone else here, here is the full documented set of issues i've had with the machine. Bare in mind this was like Machine Number 6 so I refer it to as a prototype (yes i'm the guy from the Video stream Gonzo interviewed).
So here goes:
Issues hit:
- Chipped Playfield/Pooling Playfield.
Chipped Playfield:
This issue was caused by a post being too short and coming loose in shooting of a demonstration for the film which I wasn't part of. The damage from the post coming loose below the top right flipper can be seen below.
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Picture of the old and new post can also be seen attached.
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Pooling Playfield:
Had various area's with pooling. This seems to be down to the playfield not having what I would call cuts where posts and the like would pressure down into the playfield. Stern and other pinball machines I have do not do place playfield art work underneath these area's normally so the issue is avoided.
The machine was on demonstration at a Pinball Festival in the UK but when I arrived was already having issues. It unfortunately spent most of its time under maintenance. This coupled with the chip and pooling my distributor negotiated a playfield replacement as long as I was willing to fit it, the issues present would be supported by Pinball Brothers and resolved and so far so good they have stuck to their word and sent the replacement playfield and I have been sent many different parts for the various issues exhibited.
Note to existing owners:
The chipping on your playfield is a very real issue and one you shouldn't sit on. Ask Cato for the replacement post and fit it ASAP before it becomes loose and you end up with a crater in your playfield.
Flipper bats:
The original flipper bats had a manufacturing problem. I noticed when I got back the top right flipper was cracked and squeaking when being moved. I released the flipper from the flipper mech and the bat and rod came out seperately... see picture.
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Replacement bats were supplied for all four flippers which use the new designed flipper bat (these feature a PB logo on the top)
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Note to existing owners:
If any of the other early adopters still have the original flipper bats I would suggest raising a ticket to Cato to replace them.
Flipper Bushing:
This one was a royal PITA. All the bushings required sanding as they were rough and caused the flipper bat to sluggishly come back down or get stuck half way. EVERY flipper bat had this issue.
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To resolve the issue you need to remove the flipper mech from the playfield and sand down both ends of the bushing. Hurry up pinball has covered this on his YouTube channel and I recommend watching that for guidance.
LED's not working in the back box:
This issue can come in two conditions.
1. The lights on one side of the frame don't light at all.
2. The lights go pink and stay pink when they should be lit white.
This is being caused by a short in the PC case behind the back box.
You need to open the back box and remove the PC case from the mount.
Inside the machine you will find small LED PCBs mounted to the edges of the case. The short is being caused by solder protruding too close to the case. When the box is pushed back inside the mount the case compresses slightly and the solder touches the case causing the short.
Example of the non lit LED's.
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You need to get Electrical tape and position it infront of the solder points to stop them shorting like so:
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Note to existing owners:
Check your back box you may not even have noticed one side of the lights are out. This needs attention as god knows what its doing to the PC inside with a short going on like that.
Chaffed and exposed wiring:
My Ethernet cable running to the back box was cable tied it seems too short with not enough slack. As a result when the back box was recessed the cable would pinch and wear down.
See below.
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I had to run a new CAT5e cable back to the screen. Where possible you need to get triple shielded cables. This machine suffers A LOT from EM issues (more on this later).
Targets:
The targets are a problem for me and I'm still waiting on what is reffered to as Generation 3 targets to resolve my issue.
The machine has Gen 1's when I got it and over UK Pinball Festival the machine got hammered on use and the results of the target (see the one on the top) can be seen here. The new Targets Gen 2 have an improved design but still suffer from getting stuck. Generation 3 will hopefully resolve this.
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Note to existing owners:
Push for replacement to Generation 3 'skinny targets' and Gen 2 'Xeno' Targets. Your game (if not already) will need these!
Loose coils:
I believe a few already picked up on this...
Various coils are loose to the touch and can turn quite easily causing a potential issue with snagged wiring later on down the line. I ended up zip tieing all affected coils to stop this from happening.
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Note to existing owners:
Check your coils and if they are loose get them tied down!
APC drop targets ('C' or other targets not responding):
You may have an issue where the drop targets don't respond when being hit. It might be a specific letter like it was for me (C) or all of them. Whilst the issue can be mechanical mine was being caused by 'EM' issues. Go to my section on EM for the various re-wiring I needed to perform to stop this.
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Xenomorph Head:
So my Xenomorph wasn't a happy bunny when I got him back.
Two issues were being exhibited.
1. The alien tongue was never reseating properly and was getting stuck inside the head. Often I would hear the tongue rod bash against the back wood as it was going too far back.
Turns out my tongue switch isn't lined up right...
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I'm being sent a replacement switch but its going to need soldering to sort.
Note to existing owners:
If you have alignment issues with your tongue. Check your switch. It may need replacing.
2. The Xenomorph Jaw kept making a buzzing noise sometimes when closing. This is being caused by the 'servo' underneath needing tweaking.
Its a real sod to get the mech out.
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Its pretty much an adjust and see what happens job. Real PITA....
Ramp not registering:
So my ramp stopped registering shots (yay another issue!).
Thankfully it was an easy fix. The opto had become loose and mis-aligned to the hole.
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I just had to re-adjust it and screw it down. Job done!
Plastics on too tight:
So my balls would keep getting caught in the Hypersleep pod (insert joke here).
The solution was actually quite simple. The plastics were just screwed on too tight. You may need to check this on yours so be sure to inspect its not on too tight.
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THE BIG ISSUES:
This one is the big one. So the machine was out of action during the UK show for A LOT of the weekend. It was down to two issues.
1. Ball Trough Issue:
The ball trough needs adjusting, otherwise balls can get caught inside the trough and not eject correctly.
The screws need to be adjusted to the lowest point. Again Hurry up Pinball has a video on this that saves me a write up. Check it out.
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The ball should rest like so once its been adjusted.
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2. EM ISSUES:
This is the big one. Its still not 100% for me. The issues were much worse at the start to the point where I was pretty much every other game hard resetting the machine as it would lock up. It seems to happen with the POP bumpers being used a lot as at first I saying to Cato it seemed to happen when I was in Ambush multiball along with Sentry Gun Multiball. I thought maybe it was a code error that couldn't handle the two multiballs at once as when I hit a ball into the Airlock or MUTHUR lock the ball would stay in there not eject and when ball search occured after draining all balls the machine continued to not respond and get stuck.
Other things also stopped working such as 3/4 of the targets on the playfield.
This issue would continue into a new game. The only solution was a hard reset.
We tried several revisions of code to resolve the issue WELL BEYOND 2.2D but no luck.
Finally the issue was indentified. Electrical interferance...
Basically the EM interferance from the coils was causing the machine to get 'bodged' and the only solution (which effectively discharged the EM) was to power cycle the machine.
To resolve the issue Cato guided me to re-wire and mount cables as far from the coils as I could. I used self adhesive cable tie mounts through the playfield and began re-wiring everything.
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Unfortunately i'm missing a picture and can't source it but a major one is at the bottom of the playfield where a green cable hovers right over the coil. You need to tie this one away as well.
This stopped my issue with the machine hard locking. I sitll however get the same issue as brado426 where the machine still 'swallows' balls into the air lock or MUTHUR. Using the flippers releases the ball however where before the flippers had no effect. It could be a coding issue but also still could be an EM issue.
This isn't all the issues but I've hit but i'm worried that Pinside is going to loose everything I've written so I'll stop here. I find it SUPER dissapointing that we are not being offered toppers for our machines. Making it exclusive leaves existing owners who spent their time and effort fixing all these issues feel like a kick in the face. We've effectively been BETA (arguably ALPHA) testers for Pinball Brothers and whilst they have had great customer service from Cato I find supplying a machine in this state to an average user would not float.
I hope everyone who gets a new machine has none of the issues i've had and if you do, speak to me I basically feel like I can work on the production line with the knowledge I have on this pin now.

Quoted from zacaj:

2.2D. Had the same problem on 2.1 and 2.2 as well. Game will get hung up, but if I open the menu, all switches are reading correctly and coils work in coil test. Used to happen a lot before I got the new boards, now it only happens with the muther scoop. Ball will sit in scoop and not kick out. Registers in switch test. I kick it out using coil test, then resume the game and put the ball back in the scoop. Game still doesn't react. Like something in the code has gotten stuck

Quoted from Drain-O:

I might have missed something while searching the forums, but is there a built in or mod way to add an external sub to PB's Alien?

Quoted from s000m:

So this machine was sold as a 'used' machine with less than 50 plays and dialed in with outstanding issues resolved.
A reduced price was offered based on the person collecting it after the show. A further discount was agreed once the playfield issue was discovered during the show.
In hind sight buying new would have been far less stressful and less time consuming with none of the issues I'm still experiencing today.

Quoted from Drain-O:

Thank you for the response. Outside of Alien I only own Stern tables, which I've hooked up using pinwoofers. Is it the same method here when you say "same with other games". Sorry for the newbie question.

Quoted from RussG:

Are you using subs like Polk Audio PSW10's?

Quoted from Yelobird:

I'm definately getting old. I personally thought this game had a great sound package and more then enough base. Base almost eliminates any need for a shaker.

Quoted from Munsters:

Well, miscellaneous is ok as long it’s relevant to topic. And my question is in my opinion.

Quoted from brado426:

My beacons arrived today. I had to hook them up just to see how they look and to me, they look perfect. Not too bright... not too dim.
I tested the power consumption and both on together take about 400 - 500 mA. So pretty low power draw.
I'm not currently planning on actually connecting these to the game any time soon, but I am devising a plan to move in that direction for the future. I love the look of these things though... this is the style I was after. Just seeing the beacons sitting on top of the game makes it look complete, even if turned off.

Quoted from brado426:

First, I'd recommend that you update to 2.2D: https://pinballbrothers.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/80000828595-game-update-2-2d-beta
Second, the problem with the magnet not grabbing the ball is likely because the ball is hopping over the magnet when hitting the target. I'd recommend opening a ticket with PB to have this addressed.

Quoted from WeirPinball:

Are people so impatient that they go for ads like this?
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/123331

Quoted from Happy81724:

Mine is .55 I looked today. How do I upgrade it?

Quoted from brado426:

My beacons take about 200 - 300 mA of power each for a total of 600 mA. If it is determined it is safe, 12V could definitely be taken from the game, but I made it so you could use an external power supply just in case.
As for a trigger for the game, you're right... there is no perfect trigger available. If new firmware is released that supports the beacons, it would be awesome to use that trigger. But I've been thinking about it and I really think that using the ball shooter-lane switch would be a fantastic trigger. In fact, I might be happier with this solution than any other triggers anyone comes up with. In my mind, it sounds pretty good... we'll have to see how it works in reality.
The 555 timer is only used for the purpose of switching my beacons into "rotate" mode on power-up. I do not currently have a good solution for detecting Self Destruct, Loader Battle, or all out war.... I'm hoping for a future firmware update to resolve that one. In the meantime, my focus is on the shooter-lane switch.
Also, added another protection diode for "FROM GAME" ground:
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Quoted from Mageek:

The motion detector mod from Vimtoman is triggered by the shooter lane switch.

Quoted from brado426:

When a multi-ball starts, a ball goes into the shooter lane for a period of time, which would trigger the beacons, which I think would be a great effect. Then each additional multi-ball would trigger the beacons momentarily (haven't made up my mind whether this effect would be good or bad yet... probably neutral on that one). Also, when you start a game, the beacons would go on until you shoot your ball (I think that effect would be good.)
Using the shooter switch, the beacons would actually indicate that there is a ball ready to launch. It is the easiest solution for now unless someone comes up with an intricate way to detect certain modes in the game (I think such a thing would be pretty hacky.) That would be beyond my capability for now, which is why I hope it will be added to the firmware for us to use as a trigger in the future so we don't have to resort to hacky additional passthroughs and additional circuitry.

Quoted from DVDA:

would love to see the game with the pinstadium lights on please

Quoted from Initiative:

from Melissa @ C/T yesterday afternoon:
'lv’s are starting to be built in december and will start shipping in January'

Quoted from Happy81724:

I’m trying to update my firmware and it keeps coming back with an unknown update error. Does anyone know what size the file was? The one Cato sent me was 96kb and when I put it to the root of my usb it keeps erroring out

Quoted from zacaj:

The way it works is that it gives an initial strong pulse to try to grab the ball, then it goes to a lower power hold pattern to keep the ball there until the tongue grabs it. Is the ball stopping on the magnet, then falling? If so then the hold power is too low, I think there might be a menu option for that?

Quoted from Ceemunkey:

I have a question for the early adopters, not sure if it's been addressed before. How do those beautifully polished ramps hold up after a few hundred games? Do they begin the get scratched/dinged or tarnished? They are soooo shiny it seems they would show up any little imperfections. I love the look of them but I did think that they are going to get annihilated by the ball pretty quickly?

Quoted from Lethal_Inc:

My game has been playing perfectly since making coil adjustments on 2.2G. I don’t think I’m gonna update yet. Give us some game play features like added sound effects or movie clips, then I’ll update. Anybody else think we should be able to change the upper L & V lit lanes?

Quoted from kciaccio:

Went back to 2.2d and playing reliable again. 2.3 really threw my game. I sent PB my log.
One thing that bothers me that that when I am in eggs nest mode for both Alien or Aliens it does not stop the orbit shot and drop ball into the pop bumpers….I hit orbit shots to complete the mode but blow right past the pops. Other times diverted out orbits into pops..Frustrating.

Quoted from TinyBlackDog:

You should have gotten new Y-cables:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pinball-brothers-alien-remake-owners-club/page/67#post-6535132

Quoted from WeirPinball:

I thought that is what happened in customs...
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Quoted from Baggerman:

is this like getting booed off the stage during a song in JJ GNR? i hated that and was one of the reasons i didnt get that machine.

Quoted from Redferne:

Is there anyway to avoid doing factory reset when upgrading? I have a lot of fine-tunings I'd like to keep. I wish there was a save/restore settings menu